West of Port Townsend, across the road from Discover Bay Golf Course sits this unofficial lake. Every once in a while the lake evaporates and the land becomes cow pasture. That hasn’t happened in quite a while. Click photo for larger view.
Entries for the ‘Scenery’ Category
The Winter Olympics
I have some sparkly snow photos, but the truth is that Port Townsend winters are generally mild, gray, windy and wet. Snow does fall in the Olympic Mountains, which you can see from town. Click photo for larger view.
Red on the Pond
Big Dave requested maple leaves in water. I’ve shot quite a few photos of watery leaves, but there’s little fresh water near maple trees around Port Townsend. This picture was shot at Savage Plants nursery near Kingston on the Kitsap Peninsula. Google Maps tells me that it’s only 12 miles away, though it takes almost [...]
Milky Way
As a break from fall color photos, here’s a shot of the milky way. Since low tide shifts to night time in the fall and winter, this was taken around 11:00 pm from the beach. I walked about a mile west from North Beach to get as far away from lights as one can around [...]
Autumn Impressions 3
Friday morning broke clear, calm, and crisp. We had our first light frost in Port Townsend. I was down at Kah Tai Nature Park for daybreak and the reflections of autumn gold on the lagoon. Click photo for larger view.
Golf in the Mist
Catching the last day of a beautiful indian summer, these golfers got out early on the Port Townsend Golf Club to play through a rolling mist. Click photo for larger view.
Dead in the Water
I sat the patterns that this dead tree and its reflections made in the water the water of Kah Tai Lagoon and just had to make a photo. Click photo for larger view.